Students in Yvonne Evans' 7th Grade Texas
History classes at O. H. Herman Middle School in Van Vleck ISD
participated in a Texas History Field Trip around Matagorda County
on November 18, 2010. Students toured sites in Caney, Bay City,
Blessing, Collegeport and Matagorda. Mrs. Evans had participated in
a similar tour in her 7th Grade year at McAllister Junior High
School in Bay City. She wanted her students to learn more about
history in their own backyards, especially since Matagorda County
played such an important role in the early history of Texas.

The
Caney tour was led by
Jack Matthews,
a descendant of early
Caney residents
John & Isabella Matthews.

A tour
of
Matagorda County Museum
in Bay City led by
Barbara Smith,
MCM director and Matagorda County Historical Commission
member.

Lunch at the
Blessing Community House

A tour
of Hawley Cemetery led by Ona Lea Pierce, Hawley
Cemetery Association and chairman of the Matagorda
County Historical Commission

Mrs. Evans in pink shirt

Visiting the buildings at the
park in Matagorda.

U. S. Post Office
1871-1964

Mahavier Meat Market
(Rivers End Garden Club Building)

Early Black School

Making
marker rubbings
at historic
Matagorda Cemetery

The
Collegeport Mopac House visit was
hosted by
Matagorda County
Historical Commission
members
G. W. Franzen and
Carol Sue Gibbs
and Collegeport
resident,
Mason Holsworth.